"This statement relates to the illegal oppressive activities by the authorities against the people and the cultivators in the townships in the Pegu Division. 2. The authorities prohibited the transfer of paddy and rice produced in the Pegu township to the Magwe division side. Despite this, from the 16 January 2000 the police and village authorities blocked the Pye-Aunglan main road at Teetoot village ( Nattalin jurisdiction) and demanded payment of Kyats1500 to 2500 from every paddy carrying vehicle and Kyats 300 to 400 for rice carrying vehicle..."